Adding and formatting text

Creating text in Motion might make you reconsider the application you used to…create your storyboards.…The Text tool might look pretty basic, but it's actually got all the tools you'll need.…Let's get started by grabbing the Text tool.…It's the T button in the Create group in your toolbar.…Go ahead and click on that.…Just click in the Canvas.…Let's type xyz, and press Return, and type space, and press Enter on your…keyboard or Escape to set the text.…Now, initially we have a problem.…Because we can only see the text on the canvas.…That's fine, press F7 to open the HUD, and you'll notice you have some pretty…straightforward text controls.…

If your font doesn't look like this, don't sweat it.…That's just because Motion remembers whatever font you used last, and by default…it will use that font.…So let's change this to impact, so we are all on the same page.…And you'll notice as I click and scroll through the menu, we get a real-time…preview of all the fonts.…Okay, but it's still white on white.…So let's go change the color.…

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9/11/2009

In Motion 4 Essential Training, Ian Robinson shows how to start building outstanding motion graphics and animations for video production. He demonstrates how to build custom text animations with the new Adjust Glyph tool and explores Motion’s amazing real-time 3D tools. Ian highlights working in the 3D space, creating depth with lights and shadows, and using reflections to add realism. He gives practical advice on how to integrate Motion into a professional video workflow, round-tripping with Final Cut Pro and sending a final project to Compressor. Exercise files accompany this course.

Topics include:

Understanding the toolbar and setting the essential preferences to get started

Adding .mov files, still images, and Photoshop and Illustrator assets to a project